when they say clarinets aren't jazzy 

You sure? Or are you just making that up. None of the band directors i've played under have been that ignorant.

@@MarvelousMaxter sadly im not making that up. from my experience, there are a decent amount of people, in academia at least, who feel that clarinet has no place in jazz. i realised that my wording made it sound as if it was the majority of band directors and thats a mistake on my part.

@@drewmfie yeah I think a lot of those directors probably tend to be more classically or vocally focused and as such tend to think more to modern jazz, which unfortunately doesn't have a lot of clarinet. As a clarinet player I believe it absolutely has a place in jazz, however it's been a really really long time since it has been super prevalent. It had some usage in the swing era, but that was generally due to the band leader playing clarinet. Honestly since then there just hasn't been much jazz music written that includes clarinet in a meaningful way unfortunately

@@samaldag478 yeah thats true.. aside from buddy defranco, i dont think there are any "big name" clarinet players after the swing era

I feel like the clarinet can be used in place of like the trumpet though (like trumpet parts) as saxaphone jazz parts have their own feel, and obviously low brass does their own thing, also solos for clarinet have such a big oppurtunity in jazz bands

you played soo beautifully. i can feel your passion from here. showed my dad (big jazz fan) and he loved it too! keep doing what you love :)

@@pallavisrikanth9748 how sweet! Thank you so much!😊

Nice phrasing! Expect about 50 comment by the way. If I can't resist I bet others won't either haha.

@@xatnu ahaha you are all too kind- thank you😊

Killed it!!! 🎉

point them to Doreen Ketchens shes a worldclass jazz clarient player

@@matthewkim8291 I have! As well as Benny Goodman, the classic. They just don't listen :(

I Dont rlly get it tho,the clarinet looks pretty great if it was played in an orchestra-ish jazz play,or maybe its because they stand out too much,could be just taste ngl,but it def does sound good.

Thumb if you own a tenor saxophone for the sake of your school band

@@Idkwhattoputhere...306 They only seem to stand out because they aren't used as much as they should be imo

Yeah I know right? I was always able to tell my jazz music for my classical music and I loved it.

it’s called the jazz font

I love the jazz font but it can get hard to read when the quality is bad

@@SnowedAllDay true. Sometimes it’s like impossible to tell apart, for example, if it’s a 3 or 5 in measure number markings lmao

if the font gets too jazzy i can’t read some stuff tho ngl

Even not making them sound bad...omg I really couldn't

i personally forget sharps and flats but im working on it lols, i kinda need to know them for my chromatic scale

Playing altissimo is like a different instrument altogether

@@Gacha__StaryySameee!

@@ericab65 that’s not me anymore I became first chair in my grade and I memorized all the notes

Exactly like we need more clarinetists like her, or even more appreciation in jazz and music in general for clarinets

@@PancakeTheKat band teachers don't let clarinet players into their jazz bands. That's why there aren't many jazz clarinetists

⁠@@Khonsu_Sunflowersits just that big band composition traditionally isn’t written for clarinets. It’s alto, tenor, bari, trombone, b. trombone, trumpets, rhythm

@@Khonsu_Sunflowers mainly because theres extremely rarely clarient parts

@@Khonsu_SunflowersMy band teacher lets clarinets play in our jazz band. I play mainly clarinet but alto sax for jazz, but my friend and a couple other people play clarinet for jazz. If there is no clarinet part she just gives them a trumpet or tenor sax part.

Not true. Please research

@@loisloik2438 that it wasn't there from the beginning? or that people don't say it doesn't belong jn jazz?

​@@loisloik2438 The burden of the evidence lies with you. Hence, Russell's Teapot. Show us the proof of the unimportance of clarinet, especially in the early days.

Wow! I play clarinet in band but bass in jazz

there's literally a girl in my biology class with the same name as you

@@Sal-fp6xjme too that’s so slay would never think there is so many clarinetists that are bassists

Or Pete Fountain, for cryin' out loud

Don't forget the incomparable Doreen Ketchens!

Or Artie Shaw. But then again, when was the last time anyone ever thought of Artie Shaw?

Or Eddie Daniels or Buddy DeFranco or the clarinet leads in the many Glenn Miller bands. The King of Swing playing Mozart is a thing to behold.

@@dmiller4511 Damn Right!!

Personally I vote the 4 bars at 0:31

@@benjaminc.5862 I endorse this.🤝

sadly 😔

Especially a clarinet 🤢, saxes get love from low brass but definitely never clarinets

@@thedankknight8333 💀.. u mad bro?

Please try to get over it.

Y'all, it's just frigging instruments. It doesn't matter which instrument you put your fingers or mouth on, you're still making music, dammit.

@@kbye2321 def an opps 👮

Oh Yes ! Shes a great player in the New orleans style. But dont forget Benny Goodman, Artie Shaw,.....

@@marcvdbosch1802 I Googled "jazz clarinetists" and immediately about 50 names popped up. I don't know why anyone would say clarinet isn't jazzy. (I'm married to a professional reed player. He's great on sax, but his clarinet makes me swoon.)

At my high school clarinet players had to play soprano in jazz band. Tell him that Eric Dolphy utilized bass clarinet. I never understood why directors are so hesitant to allow non traditional jazz instruments in jazz band. To me it would make it a bit more interesting.

My high school's jazz ensemble has a flute rn. She's only there because she's REALLY good on the flute but you can't hear her 99% of the time lol

omg thanks!🥰

Amen. Jazz clarinets are nearly as old as jazz. This site just wanted to attract attention! And she deserved it.

The secret of THE Glenn Miller sound is a clarinet mixed with the saxes. And all saxophones doubled on clarinet. Some of his titles have more the one clarinet. And yes all the big bands did: Count basie, Duke Ellington, and Offcourse Beny Goodman etc etc...

@@marcvdbosch1802 Thanks for sharing! I remember reading or hearing about how the clarinet is what helped make Glenn Miller's sound. I'll have to dive into his arrangements at some point.